Draft-002 Requirements

From Yadis

This page summarizes the requirements for a Capability Discovery Protocol.

Another page summarizes the alternatives proposed for the protocol.

Information on the work on this draft is at Draft-002 Decision progress.

These requirements are listed in priority order.

Please discuss particular requirements using the links shown.

Please discuss priorities at Priorities.

• 0. Adoption: Further adoption.

• 1. Simple: Require as little as possible from citizens who wish to adopt.

• 2. Citizens: Make it a) possible and b) as easy as possible for a citizen to set up their own identity server when using a service provider who does not cooperate.

• 3. Single URL: Require citizens to know only one URL, their Yadis URL.

• 4. ISPs: Make it as easy as possible for service providers.

• 5. Our changes: Minimize changes required of identity systems participating in The Yadis Project.

• 6. Other systems: Maximize compatibility with other existing identity systems.

• 7. Clean: Make it architecturally clean.

• 8. Efficient: Minimize number of HTTP requests.